2分鐘英語(yǔ)課堂：板球運(yùn)動(dòng) Cricket Match

　　IPL Fever Is On!

　　印度板球超級(jí)聯(lián)賽火熱進(jìn)行中!

　　Lucas: Hey buddy! Any plans for the evening?

　　Lucas: 嘿，兄弟!今晚有什么計(jì)劃嗎?

　　Nathan: Tonight I’m going to be glued to my Tv. I’m gonna watch the IPL.

　　Nathan: 今晚我想看電視。看印度板球超級(jí)聯(lián)賽。

　　Lucas: IPL? Has the season started already?

　　Lucas: 印度板球超級(jí)聯(lián)賽?這個(gè)賽季已經(jīng)開(kāi)始了嗎?

　　Nathan: Not yet! The first match will be played today. Rajasthan Royals will face the Delhi Daredevils.

　　Nathan: 還沒(méi)有!今天第一場(chǎng)開(kāi)演。Rajasthan Royals 對(duì)Delhi Daredevils。

　　Lucas: Awesome! Then I’ll join you in the evening. We’ll see the match together.

　　Lucas: 太棒了!今晚我要加入你。我們一起看吧。

　　Nathan: Great idea!

　　Nathan: 好主意!

　　Last Night’s Match.

　　昨晚的比賽

　　Lucas: Tell me you didn’t miss yesterday’s match!

　　Lucas: 你昨天沒(méi)錯(cuò)過(guò)比賽吧!

　　Cartin: I wouldn’t miss it! Gosh, it was heart wrenching! I had never seen such an exciting match before!

　　Cartin: 沒(méi)有!天啊，太揪心了!我從沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么讓人激動(dòng)的比賽!

　　Lucas: I cannot forget the last shot by Gayle! It was one of the best shots ever!

　　Lucas: 我可忘不了Gayle!的最后一擊!有史以來(lái)最好的一擊!

　　Cartin: And Michael Clarke was at the top of his game! He made all the difference.

　　Cartin: Michael Clarke 是他們組的第一!他起了重要作用。

　　Lucas: Absolutely! He was playing as if he were immortal.

　　Lucas: 絕對(duì)是!他打比賽絕對(duì)是不朽的傳奇。

　　Cartin: Couldn’t agree more bro!

　　Cartin: 完全同意，兄弟!

　　Going to the Stadium.

　　去運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)

　　Boyle: What are you doing tonight?

　　Boyle: 今晚要做什么?

　　Jamie: Nothing planned. What about you?

　　Jamie: 沒(méi)什么計(jì)劃，你呢?

　　Boyle: Well...I’ve got two tickets for today’s India v/s Australia match. What do you say?

　　Boyle: 嗯......我買了兩張今天的印度對(duì)澳大利亞的比賽，怎么樣?

　　Jamie: Gosh! I'm a die hard fan of George Bailey. I just love to watch him play.

　　Jamie: 天啊!我是他的忠實(shí)鐵粉兒。我就愛(ài)看他的比賽。

　　Boyle: Oh man! What’s wrong with you girls? Why do you always enjoy watching cricketers instead of cricket itself?

　　Boyle: 哦，兄弟!你怎么了?為什么你對(duì)板球運(yùn)動(dòng)員這么感興趣，而不是板球運(yùn)動(dòng)本身呢?

　　Jamie: Say what? Yes, I admire a guy who can play well. What’s wrong with that?

　　Jamie: 說(shuō)什么?是，我崇拜打球打的好的人。那怎么了?

　　Boyle: (sigh/smiling) Just be ready by 5!

　　Boyle: (嘆息/笑著)五點(diǎn)準(zhǔn)備好!

　　Discussing The Current Match.

　　討論進(jìn)行中的賽事

　　Boyle: So what do you think? Who’s gonna win the match?

　　Boyle: 你怎么看?誰(shuí)會(huì)贏?

　　Nathan: England seems to have good chances.

　　Nathan: 英格蘭似乎機(jī)會(huì)更大。

　　Boyle: I agree. But I guess Australia can still make it, if bowlers start pushing it.

　　Boyle: 我同意。我猜澳大利亞也有機(jī)會(huì)成功，如果投球手加把勁的話。

　　Nathan: Yeah. Australia right now is totally dependent on the bowlers. If they are able to take 2 more wickets in the next 3 overs, they may have a good chance to win.

　　Nathan: 是啊。澳大利亞現(xiàn)在完全要靠投球手了，如果他們可以在接下來(lái)的3個(gè)有效投球中打兩個(gè)以上擊球手出局，他們就有機(jī)會(huì)贏。

　　Boyle: Let’s see what happens. I’m not taking any sides for now.

　　Boyle: 看看會(huì)發(fā)生什么吧。我保持中立。